temporarily

Example Sentences

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Healthcare employment seesawed, for instance, when a big strike temporarily put thousands of West Coast nurses and other medical workers off the job in February.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Traffic across King Fahd Bridge, a major artery connecting Saudi Arabia and the island nation of Bahrain, was temporarily closed as a precaution, authorities said, following the issuance of security alerts in the area.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

In a proof-of-principle study conducted in mice over six years, the team showed that interrupting a key step in meiosis, the process that produces sex cells, can temporarily halt sperm production without causing lasting harm.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

This forced many small restaurants to trim their menus or temporarily shut down as they could not afford commercial gas cylinders.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Roshan temporarily looks away from the outside crowds to focus on me.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu